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Tim McManus
outside linebacker jalen phillips made a big impact in philadelphia eagles Debut, helping his new club 10-7 road win against green Bay Packers Monday night.
Phillips led all Eagles EDGE players with 52 snaps and had 7 pressures, 6 tackles, 2 quarterback hits and one fumble recovery. On fourth-and-1 with 1:30 remaining, his stuff led to the one. josh jacobs The thunderbolt that sealed the victory.
“This whole week, we’ve been telling him we have confidence in him. When we go out there, we’re all one,” Eagles defensive tackle jalen carter Said. “He came out, made a show. He faced failure, had some pressure on him and played a great game.”
Philips was acquired miami dolphins for a third-round selection last week before the trade deadline. He called it “literally probably the greatest thing that’s happened to me in my entire life.” That feeling of gratitude remained with him during the trip to Green Bay.
Phillips said, “This is the first time in a while that I got a little emotional before a game. This stage – my first time at Lambeau – and coming out of that tunnel, it doesn’t get any better than that.” “I felt amazing energy in the people. There was an atmosphere of confidence, and everyone played together. We played a very good game, obviously very serious.”
defense continues jordan love He rushed for 176 yards on 20 of 36 passing, while being sacked three times and recording eight quarterback hits. The Packers were held scoreless through three quarters for the third time under Matt LaFleur.
Philadelphia needed a pass-rush boost, especially on the outside. Coming into the game, Za’Darius Smith, who retired last month, still leads all Eagles EDGE players with 1.5 sacks. General manager Howie Roseman went on the offensive and stepped in for the Phillies and helped explain Brandon Graham To come out of retirement. Eagles got it too nolan smith jr (triceps) back from injury.
It looks like a formidable group now. Smith had a sack and two quarterback hits, jalix hunt (Sack, 2 TFL) Made some noise and it didn’t take long for Phillips to acclimate to his new environment.
“We need him,” Graham said, “and I’m glad he’s on our team.”
